Alcrona

Alcrona

Alcrona

Product catalog summary
Introduction
Surface Technology Coatings, a division of Sutton Tools, specializes in advanced coating technologies. The company is located in Thomastown, Victoria, and is committed to supporting Australian manufacturing through innovation and technology.

Alcrona Coating Overview
Alcrona, an Aluminium Chromium Nitride (AlCrN) coating, is titanium-free and designed for a wide range of machining and forming operations. It offers exceptional wear resistance, particularly at lower speeds and under high mechanical loads. Alcrona is superior to titanium-based coatings at higher speeds due to its hot hardness and oxidation resistance, with an operating temperature up to 1,100°C.

Applications and Benefits
  • Suitable for low alloy steels, high tensile steels, and hardened steels up to 54 HRC.
  • Effective in forming, punching, blanking, and hot forging operations.
  • Enhances performance in high-speed machining and dry or MQL machining, leading to higher productivity.

Technical Specifications
  • Color: Blue-Grey
  • Coating Thickness: 4 µm
  • Microhardness: 3200 HV
  • Thermal Stability: Up to 1,100ºC
  • Coefficient of Friction vs Steel: 0.35

Innovation and Collaboration
Surface Technology Coatings invests heavily in R&D to combine cutting-edge technology with Australian ingenuity. The company is a key financial partner in the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC Ltd.), which collaborates with government, research sectors, and private industry to advance materials and manufacturing technology for Australian Defence. The installation of the Innova Coating System at Surface Technology Coatings supports this mission by providing world-class capabilities.
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Catalog excerpts

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AlCrN (Aluminium Chromium Nitride) INNOVA, is a Titanium free coating for broad application in machining and forming operations. Alcrona has remarkable wear resistance at lower speeds and feeds and under high mechanical loads. At higher speeds, where hot hardness and oxidation resistance are important, Alcrona excels, compared to Titanium based coatings, with an operating carbide tooling and for forming and forging operations, as well as cutting operations. Alcrona has shown great results in machining a wide variety both with and without coolant as well as low alloy steels and high tensile steels. • Low alloy steels and high tensile Improved Performance with • High speed machining • Higher productivity Blue - Grey Coating Thickness Coeff. Friction vs Steel Surface Technology Coatings Is a division of Sutton Tools innovation Through Technology

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through technology By heavily investing in R&D, Surface Technology Coatings is combining the latest technology and Australian ingenuity, to provide world class capabilities for your products. Together we will support Australian manufacturing at a global level. Surface Technology Coatings and its parent company Sutton Tools Ply Ltd are a key financial partner in the Defence Materials Technology Centre (DMTC Ltd.), based in Victoria.'DMTC Ltd. represents a major partnership between Commonwealth and State Governments, the research sector tand private industry, struck to develop and deliver advanced...

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